INSTIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INSTIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSTIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSTIL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSTIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSTIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does INSTIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To introduce an idea, feeling, or quality gradually and firmly into someone's mind; a British spelling variant of instill.
To instil something, most often confidence, discipline, or a value, is to establish it slowly through repeated example or teaching rather than through a single lesson, much as a liquid seeps in drop by drop, which is the older, literal sense of the word. Parents and teachers are commonly said to instil habits or values in children, and coaches instil confidence in a team over a season rather than in one talk. British and Commonwealth writing generally keeps the single l, while American writing prefers the doubled form instill for the identical meaning. The older literal sense, dropping liquid in slowly, still appears in some medical and pharmacological writing.
How INSTIL is used
The standard British spelling of instill, common in everyday writing about teaching, habits, and values.
- Good coaches instil confidence long before a big match.
- Her parents worked hard to instil good manners in every child.
- The training aims to instil safe habits on the factory floor.
- British texts spell it instil, while American ones prefer instill.
- A nurse may instil drops slowly into the patient's eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSTIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSTIL
13 longer words begin with INSTIL.
Shorter words from the letters in INSTIL
Common questions about INSTIL
- Is INSTIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSTIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSTIL worth?
- INSTIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSTIL mean?
- To introduce an idea, feeling, or quality gradually and firmly into someone's mind; a British spelling variant of instill.
- What letters can be added to INSTIL?
- INSTIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSTIL:
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